Wing Country

Wing CountrySigns (6)

Chickens on signboards, neon, murals, mascots, the festival poster. All free to use — licence and photographer under each one, and the page it came from is a click away.

28 pictures across 6 genres.

Buffalo murals

Buffalo paints its own story on its walls, and the wing is part of what gets painted. the whole piece →

The controversial motto "KEEP BUFFALO A SECRET" - made well-known by the locally-based Oxford Pennant Company - is seen as a mural on the north side of the building at 810 Main Street, in the Allentow
The controversial motto "KEEP BUFFALO A SECRET" - made well-known by the locally-based Oxf — Andre Carrotflower, Public domain
As seen on a rainy afternoon in May 2021, the mural on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the building at 1256 Hertel Avenue in the North Park section of Buffalo, New York is entitled We Are Here. It was
As seen on a rainy afternoon in May 2021, the mural on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the — Andre Carrotflower, Public domain
Photograph of Tavar Zawacki’s large-scale mural Metamorphosis #5, completed in September 2019 in Buffalo, New York. Commissioned by the Albright–Knox Art Gallery as part of its Public Art Initiative,
Photograph of Tavar Zawacki’s large-scale mural Metamorphosis #5, completed in September 2 — Hdepot, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chicken shack signs

The sign over a wing or fried-chicken counter is a working document. It has to be readable from a car at thirty miles an hour, name the shop, say CHICKEN, and usually price something. the whole piece →

Title: Chicken In the Rough Restaurant sign, Route 11, New Market, Virginia
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Margolies categories: Eating and dr
Title: Chicken In the Rough Restaurant sign, Route 11, New Market, Virginia Physical descr — John Margolies, Public domain
Title: Chicken sign, El Paso, Texas
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-200
Title: Chicken sign, El Paso, Texas Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparenc — John Margolies, Public domain
Title: Chicken sign, Routes 83 & 50, Garden City, Kansas
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Margolies categories: Eating and drinking establis
Title: Chicken sign, Routes 83 & 50, Garden City, Kansas Physical description: 1 photo — John Margolies, Public domain
Title: Cohen's Chicken House sign, Junction City, Kansas
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photogr
Title: Cohen's Chicken House sign, Junction City, Kansas Physical description: 1 photograp — John Margolies, Public domain
Title: Dario Chicken In-The Box sign, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside Amer
Title: Dario Chicken In-The Box sign, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Physical description: — John Margolies, Public domain
Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken Chinese Food sign
Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken Chinese Food sign — Richard Bauer, CC BY 2.0

Hot sauce labels

A hot sauce label sells one thing before it sells any other: how much it will hurt. the whole piece →

A 1965 Frank's Red Hot sauce label.
A 1965 Frank's Red Hot sauce label. — Remote People, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of a bottle of Blair's After Death Souce on a store shelf.
Photo of a bottle of Blair's After Death Souce on a store shelf. — Malatinszky, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hot sauce shelves in Rouses Market, New Orleans January 2025
Hot sauce shelves in Rouses Market, New Orleans January 2025 — pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0
Hotter version of TRUFF truffle-flavored hot sauce.
Hotter version of TRUFF truffle-flavored hot sauce. — Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tabasco sauce bottle. This image most likely contains elements that are trademarks of the McIlhenny Company.
Tabasco sauce bottle. This image most likely contains elements that are trademarks of the — Andrew Dunn, Public domain

Neon chicken

A chicken drawn in bent glass tube, filled with gas, and run off a transformer over a bar, a drive-in or a wing counter. the whole piece →

The History Museum at the Castle's exhibit, Neon: Darkness Electrified, features 30 vintage neon signs from the collection of Jed Schleisner.  The signs span five decades of restaurants, beer labels,
The History Museum at the Castle's exhibit, Neon: Darkness Electrified, features 30 vintag — Jerry Huddleston, CC BY 2.0
A neon exhibit at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, WI.
A neon exhibit at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, WI. — Michael Steeber from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Title: Provocative neon sign at a Lucy's Fried Chicken location on Burnet Road in Austin, Texas
Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.

Notes: Title, date, and keywords based
Title: Provocative neon sign at a Lucy's Fried Chicken location on Burnet Road in Austin, — Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Under the glow of a 'Welcome' and chicken neon sign, New Kennedy Square in Markham, Ontario, comes alive, captured on the evening of March 23, 2025
Under the glow of a 'Welcome' and chicken neon sign, New Kennedy Square in Markham, Ontari — Williamf1006, CC0 1.0

Rooster weathervanes

A rooster cut or moulded in sheet metal, balanced on a spindle, and put on a roof to show which way the wind blows. the whole piece →

Unidentified, Rooster Weathervane, late 19th-early 20th century, painted pine on a painted wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the folk art collection of David L. Davies,
Unidentified, Rooster Weathervane, late 19th-early 20th century, painted pine on a painted — AnonymousUnknown author, CC0 1.0
Unidentified, Rooster Weathervane, late 19th-early 20th century, carved pine and sheet copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the folk art collection of David L. Davies, 1992.12
Unidentified, Rooster Weathervane, late 19th-early 20th century, carved pine and sheet cop — AnonymousUnknown author, CC0 1.0
Unidentified (American), Rooster Weathervane, 19th century, sheet and wrought iron, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cros
Unidentified (American), Rooster Weathervane, 19th century, sheet and wrought iron, Smiths — AnonymousUnknown author, CC0 1.0
Rooster weathervanes, late 19th - early 20th century, artists unknown. Folk art in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (National Portrait Gallery), Washington, DC, USA.
Rooster weathervanes, late 19th - early 20th century, artists unknown. Folk art in the Smi — Daderot, Public domain
Rooster Weathervane19th centuryUnidentifiedsheet and wrought iron29 x 65 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (73.6 x 166.4 x 4.5 cm.)Smithsonian American Art MuseumGift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase
Rooster Weathervane19th centuryUnidentifiedsheet and wrought iron29 x 65 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( — Wikipedia Loves Art participant "red_herring", CC BY-SA 2.0

Wing festival posters

A wing festival poster does four things at once: names the event, fixes the date and the gate, lists the sponsors in descending size, and supplies a mascot the event can print on a T-shirt. the whole piece →

Buffalo Bisons vs. Gwinnett Braves MiLB game in Buffalo, NY.
Buffalo Bisons vs. Gwinnett Braves MiLB game in Buffalo, NY. — Jsayre64, Public domain
Crowd at the Buffalo Wing Festival, Coca-Cola Field, Buffalo, New York
Crowd at the Buffalo Wing Festival, Coca-Cola Field, Buffalo, New York — Fortunate4now, CC0 1.0
Joey Chestnut competing at the 2012 National Buffalo Wing Festival at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY
Joey Chestnut competing at the 2012 National Buffalo Wing Festival at Sahlen Field in Buff — LegendLarrys, CC BY 2.0
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